<p>NCUR- National Conference of Undergraduate Research 2011 at Ithaca College.
Does anyone know anything about this?
Son’s professor had his students in the fall submit their work to this. My S got an email today saying his work had been selected for presentation. Is this legit? My S is clueless.</p>
<p>I think it is a great way to learn about research and academic life (and what conferences are like) but given it is just for students and covers a giant variety of fields (and probably all or a large proportion of submissions are accepted)- it would not ‘count’ on a c.v. for much (not counting the way a lconference presentation, proceeding or publication in a real field conference would count). So long as his advisor is paying for him to go (or he is nearby so the cost is small), I think it’s a great opportunity. I would rather my undergrads present in our field, at perhaps a smaller conference if they can’t get into a larger one, than one like this.</p>
<p>It’s legit, and some proposals are rejected (I personally knew someone who had their’s rejected last year, and they seemed like a strong student and good researcher. With that said, I agree that presenting at an in-field conference is probably better, if possible. In my case, I presented at NCUR because it was in the same city as my university and thus was no hassle at all to go to or present at. I even got my registration fee comped by my university.</p>
<p>I was just curious. He has expressed no interest in academia nor in going to present. It is cross country and if his university would pay for him to go I might encourage him to go. My S is also not a great communicator so this was the first I had heard about this project.</p>
<p>D2 was just accepted to this conference as well. I think it’s a good way for undergrads to get a taste of what a professional research conference might be like, and might even add a couple of brownie points on the resume or grad school application.</p>